MADAWASKA – Gerald B. “Zie” Cyr, 78, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, April 6, 2012. He loved motorcycles and cars and the outdoors all his life. A native of Madawaska, he was a resident all his life. He was born here Nov. 7, 1933, son of Isaie and Emily (Banville) Cyr. He was a member of the K of C 3rd degree. He is survived by two sons, David and his wife Bonnie of St. David, and Pete of Milan, N.H.; one brother Ken and his wife of Mechanic Falls; four sisters Jossie and her husband of Frenchville, Joann Pelletier of Mesa, Ariz., Shirley Mathews of Columbus, Ohio, and Janice and her husband of Washington State; two grandchildren, Dee and Harley. He was predeceased by his wife Doris (Michaud) Cyr in 1988, two children Johnny and Judy, and a sister Barbara Prell of Syracuse, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to hospice. There will be no viewing, but a Mass of Christian burial is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, April 13 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church.